The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC) Competitors $179.30 +0.93 (+0.52%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$179.60 +0.30 (+0.17%) As of 10/17/2025 07:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PNC vs. FITB, HBAN, CFG, FNB, MTB, RF, TFC, USB, FCNCA, and KEYShould you be buying The PNC Financial Services Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The PNC Financial Services Group include Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), F.N.B. (FNB), M&T Bank (MTB), Regions Financial (RF), Truist Financial (TFC), U.S. Bancorp (USB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), and KeyCorp (KEY). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. The PNC Financial Services Group vs. Its Competitors Fifth Third Bancorp Huntington Bancshares Citizens Financial Group F.N.B. M&T Bank Regions Financial Truist Financial U.S. Bancorp First Citizens BancShares KeyCorp Fifth Third Bancorp (NASDAQ:FITB) and The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings and dividends. Does the media prefer FITB or PNC? In the previous week, The PNC Financial Services Group had 12 more articles in the media than Fifth Third Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for The PNC Financial Services Group and 32 mentions for Fifth Third Bancorp. The PNC Financial Services Group's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Fifth Third Bancorp's score of 0.98 indicating that The PNC Financial Services Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Fifth Third Bancorp 15 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive The PNC Financial Services Group 25 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FITB or PNC? 83.8% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.5% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Fifth Third Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of The PNC Financial Services Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is FITB or PNC more profitable? The PNC Financial Services Group has a net margin of 19.30% compared to Fifth Third Bancorp's net margin of 18.67%. Fifth Third Bancorp's return on equity of 13.41% beat The PNC Financial Services Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Fifth Third Bancorp18.67% 13.41% 1.17% The PNC Financial Services Group 19.30%11.47%1.16% Is FITB or PNC a better dividend stock? Fifth Third Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. The PNC Financial Services Group pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Fifth Third Bancorp pays out 47.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The PNC Financial Services Group pays out 43.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Fifth Third Bancorp has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and The PNC Financial Services Group has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Which has better earnings & valuation, FITB or PNC? The PNC Financial Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Fifth Third Bancorp. The PNC Financial Services Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fifth Third Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFifth Third Bancorp$13.28B2.04$2.31B$3.3512.21The PNC Financial Services Group$34.44B2.05$5.89B$15.4811.58 Do analysts prefer FITB or PNC? Fifth Third Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $50.35, suggesting a potential upside of 23.14%. The PNC Financial Services Group has a consensus price target of $218.47, suggesting a potential upside of 21.85%. Given Fifth Third Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Fifth Third Bancorp is more favorable than The PNC Financial Services Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Fifth Third Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86The PNC Financial Services Group 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Which has more risk & volatility, FITB or PNC? Fifth Third Bancorp has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The PNC Financial Services Group has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFifth Third Bancorp and The PNC Financial Services Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The PNC Financial Services Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PNC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe PNC Financial Services GroupFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$70.61B$99.31B$12.48B$21.77BDividend Yield3.79%1.97%5.61%3.63%P/E Ratio11.5817.0421.1232.43Price / Sales2.056.0129.9781.20Price / Cash11.4524.0519.3418.06Price / Book1.313.812.244.59Net Income$5.89B$6.24B$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-4.18%-0.44%-0.62%-0.38%1 Month Performance-12.76%-5.00%-2.24%-0.93%1 Year Performance-5.32%33.08%537.64%9.46% The PNC Financial Services Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNCThe PNC Financial Services Group4.9921 of 5 stars$179.30+0.5%$218.47+21.8%-5.3%$70.61B$34.44B11.5855,184Positive NewsEarnings ReportFITBFifth Third Bancorp4.9593 of 5 stars$42.20+1.8%$50.20+19.0%-8.5%$27.93B$8.45B13.1118,616Trending NewsHBANHuntington Bancshares4.9986 of 5 stars$15.90+1.9%$19.37+21.8%+0.9%$23.19B$7.69B11.7819,932Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastCFGCitizens Financial Group4.7781 of 5 stars$50.26+2.0%$55.86+11.1%+16.0%$21.68B$7.85B15.2817,287Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFNBF.N.B.4.568 of 5 stars$15.63+2.4%$18.64+19.3%+3.3%$5.61B$1.64B12.214,280Trending NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeMTBM&T Bank4.9593 of 5 stars$182.62+1.0%$216.18+18.4%-8.6%$28.54B$9.39B11.8322,354Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastRFRegions Financial4.9857 of 5 stars$24.58+1.7%$27.89+13.5%-1.2%$21.93B$9.37B11.4319,644Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeTFCTruist Financial4.9393 of 5 stars$42.92+1.4%$48.89+13.9%-2.3%$55.34B$24.25B11.6938,335Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpUSBU.S. Bancorp4.9943 of 5 stars$46.16+1.9%$53.11+15.1%-7.1%$71.83B$42.71B11.0470,263Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionFCNCAFirst Citizens BancShares4.9957 of 5 stars$1,733.60+1.9%$2,227.69+28.5%-19.9%$22.40B$9.49B10.2317,475Upcoming EarningsKEYKeyCorp4.9964 of 5 stars$17.58+2.2%$20.86+18.7%-2.2%$19.27B$4.94B-251.0916,753Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FITB Competitors HBAN Competitors CFG Competitors FNB Competitors MTB Competitors RF Competitors TFC Competitors USB Competitors FCNCA Competitors KEY Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PNC) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMove $1,000 into this stock before Nov 6The End of Tesla? 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